134 Baji vs. Steel Fist

Therefore, Shiro's current focus should be on learning more about Magecraft, as this will be of the greatest help to Shiro.

The core of his abilities lies in Projection Magecraft, and the advancement of his Magecraft knowledge will deepen his understanding of Projection Magecraft. Furthermore, the construction of his Magecraft Workshop is inseparable from it.

Therefore, for Shiro, Magecraft is the most important thing; everything else is just something he learns to make up for his lack of Magecraft.

Unfortunately, we can't use Projection Magecraft now, so we can't use Medea's experience to cheat, which is a bit frustrating.

However, he can actually understand and study it now, since he already has some basic knowledge; it's just that his efficiency isn't as high as before.

The next morning, before Shiro went to Makoto, he followed him to learn how to manage the Herb Garden. Putting aside everything else, at least he should be able to do the accounting.

After that, he went to see Sakumo and reported to him on his progress in cultivation over the past period, as well as his general cultivation plan for the future.

After all, putting everything else aside, Sakumo must have some knowledge of the Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags, and he definitely needs to tell Sakumo about the postponement, otherwise Sakumo won't be able to arrange Shiro's training plan.

Well, let me explain the difference between Shiro's training plan and his training program. The training plan is basically designed by Sakumo, and it mainly covers Shiro's basic training content for the day, such as Chakra control and physical training.

The training plan was largely devised by Shiro himself, concerning his future direction, such as Shiro emphasis on Magecraft and Ninjutsu, and his choice of martial arts.

As for martial arts, Shiro has already decided that he will only practice Baji Quan. Shiro doesn't plan to get involved in other martial arts. The saying that Chinese martial arts are profound and extensive is no joke.

It would be difficult enough for Shiro to specialize in Baji Quan alone, let alone the other things he had to learn. Baji Quan was just a preparation for Shiro to catch his opponent off guard when he lost his weapon.

Even with Li Shuwen's experience, Shiro still lacked the confidence to master Baji Quan to a high level, so one Baji Quan was enough.

Unfortunately, when Shiro arrived, Sakumo was not at home. He guessed that Sakumo was probably in the Anbu, but he did not disturb Sakumo.

Since it wasn't anything serious, Shiro decided to go to the training ground for some physical training first, and then come back to find him later.

Shiro's injury only prevents him from using Chakra; physical training alone is not a problem.

Thinking this, Shiro changed his pace and walked towards the training ground. As soon as he got close to the training ground, Shiro heard a familiar voice.

"Do 5,000 push-ups! If you can't do that, do 5,000 leg kicks!"

Upon hearing the familiar voice of the middle-aged man, Shiro immediately recognized the person inside. With that in mind, Shiro had an even better idea.

So, Shiro rushed in and interrupted Dai's training. Once the training between the father and son started, it was basically unstoppable.

They always hit their own limit, and each time they couldn't hold on, so they could start a new workout. It's not that they didn't break through their limits, but rather that they had been pushing their limits too many times, to the point where they couldn't break through anymore.

"Uncle Dai, stop for a moment, I have a better training method."

"Hmm? Shiro, long time no see. What's up? Is there any way?"

"..." Shiro looked at Dai's heaving body and said, "Uncle Dai, could you please stop for a moment?"

"It's okay, go ahead and tell me, I'm listening. Youth doesn't allow for a moment's pause!"

"Whatever makes you happy. Uncle Dai, do you still remember the Baji Quan I taught you and Kai?"

"Hmm, is that the Taijutsu that neither Kai nor I have learned?"

"Yes, that's it."

After Baji Quan was able to practice Shiro, he passed it on to Dai and Kai. After all, they could even teach Shiro the secret technique of Eight Inner Gates, so what was it for Shiro to pass on Baji Quan?

Unfortunately, due to cultural differences, they did not learn Baji Quan, since the concepts of Steel Fist Baji Quan are very different.

Although Baji Quan is known for its power and ferocity, it is not entirely about raw strength. To be precise, almost all Chinese martial arts incorporate this concept.

Therefore, even with Shiro's explanation, they, who were focused on Steel Fist, still couldn't learn it.

Especially the application of those three kinds of force, he was completely dumbfounded. Apart from the Ming Jin that is connected with the Steel Fist, the other two, such as the An Jin and the Hua Jin, were completely beyond his understanding.

Of course, they might have been able to learn it if they had persisted in listening, but they still chose to specialize in Steel Fist.

Besides the factor of energy, there is another point: the Eight Inner Gates is an extremely violent technique, and its violent power is extremely difficult to control. Under such circumstances, the other two types of force cannot be used at all.

Therefore, studying it would be a waste of time.

Shiro didn't insist, since Dai definitely knew more about the Eight Inner Gates than he did.

"Do you want to spar with me?" Dai knew that Shiro had been practicing Baji Quan, so he asked directly.

"Ah, I've finally gotten the hang of it, so I want to test my application in real combat. Uncle Dai is probably wearing weights, right? That way, sparring with me will also be effective."

"Okay, 500! Alright, let's do 500 first, and the rest later. Let's practice together first. Do you need to warm up?"

"Crackling and popping"

By using the energy circulation techniques of Shiro, Baji simply stood still and shook himself, making a sound, which loosened all his joints, eliminating the need for warm-up.

"Alright."

"That's an interesting technique. You go first, Shiro."

After saying that, he assumed the starting stance of Steel Fist.

"Excuse me, Uncle Dai."

With a single leap, Shiro unleashed one of the Eight Great Moves, "Fierce Tiger Climbs the Mountain," as his starting stance, launching a fierce attack on Dai.

Of course, Shiro did not use Li Shuwen's Noble Phantasm Fierce Tiger Climbs the Mountain, but rather the Fierce Tiger Climbs the Mountain, one of the Eight Great Moves in Baji Quan. There is still a difference between the two.

Simply put, Shiro's version has no special effects, while Li Shuwen's version has special effects.

However, although Shiro's attack looked fierce, his moves were extremely stiff, and this move was ineffective, easily blocked by Dai.

Seeing that his attack was ineffective, Shiro immediately followed up with his Explosive Intercepting Method, using the momentum from before to launch an attack on Dai, but Dai blocked each of his attacks.

Next, Shiro unleashed the remaining six moves in succession, but unfortunately, the transitions were still a major problem. They were too rigid, causing Dai Yi to interrupt them one by one, and the momentum could not be continued at all.

However, Dai always stopped short of actually hitting him. This wasn't because he was afraid of injuring him. After all, without the addition of Chakra, even Dai's full-force kick would only cause Shiro some minor injury and make him cough up some blood.

The main reason was that Dai had noticed Shiro's weaknesses and wanted to use this opportunity to train Shiro and help him work out the coordination of the Eight Great Moves.

Shiro also realized this, so he did not get discouraged by being constantly repelled by Dai, but instead continued to launch attacks on Dai and constantly practiced the Eight Great Moves.

However, after Dai's setback, Shiro decided to focus on practicing the Eight Great Moves for the time being, and put the Six Great Openings aside for the time being.

First, let me clarify that these three "jin" (劲) are not states of being, but simply methods of application. Don't argue with me; I don't write about traditional Chinese martial arts. These three are merely different levels of difficulty in mastering them. Also, I've been studying Baji Quan for a whole day and still don't understand it. Please allow me to ponder it some more. I'm just a homebody, so please don't make things difficult for me ヽ(ー_ー)ノ Regarding Baji Quan, I've copied relevant information into the related sections of this work; those interested can take a look.